Leeds United vs West Ham Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 💯
This will be the first league meeting between Leeds and West Ham since the 2011-12 Championship campaign, when both games ended in draws with the away side equalising in the 90th minute both times.
West Ham are winless in their last nine meetings with Leeds in all competitions (D4 L5) since a 1-0 win at Elland Road in November 2000 courtesy of a Nigel Winterburn goal.
This is the first Premier League meeting between Leeds and West Ham since a 1-0 home win for the Whites in February 2003.
Leeds have never lost a top-flight home game played on a Friday (W3 D6), drawing both such games in the Premier League (1-1 v Newcastle in April 1994, 0-0 with Aston Villa in December 2003).
Away from home, West Ham have lost their last three Friday Premier League games without scoring a single goal, with their last such victory coming at Portsmouth in December 2008 (4-1).
West Ham have opened the scoring in each of their last six Premier League games – only once have they scored the first goal in more consecutive Premier League matches (7 between February-April 2002).
After winning their first home league game of the season 4-3 against Fulham, Leeds are winless in their last four at Elland Road (D2 L2), netting just two goals in this run.
Leeds United’s Patrick Bamford has scored eight goals in his 11 Premier League games this season; he’s averaging a goal every 118 minutes this term, compared to one every 216 in the Championship last term, while his shot conversion rate is 18.6% this season compared to 11.2% in 2019-20.
West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen has scored two goals in his three league games against Leeds at Elland Road, netting a brace in Hull’s 2-0 win at the ground in December 2018.
West Ham’s Aaron Cresswell has created more chances than any other defender in the Premier League this season (20), while he’s also created more chances from set plays than any other player in the competition so far this term (12).
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